Lando Norris makes ‘very intentional’ dig at Max Verstappen after winning the Dutch Grand Prix

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Lando Norris took his second victory at the Dutch Grand Prix after finishing over 20 seconds ahead of Max Verstappen.

It was a role reversal compared to the start of the season when Max Verstappen was winning races comfortably by over 20 seconds in his Red Bull, with Lando Norris able to easily win while also taking the fastest lap of the race on the final lap.

Although Verstappen had a better start and took the lead from Norris, he suffered from poor tyre degradation throughout the one-stop race. This enabled Norris to close him before the first pit stop and retake his lead.

Norris is now 70 points behind Verstappen in the Drivers’ Championship and took a two-word dig, after becoming the first driver to win a race at Zandvoort other than the Dutchman since it returned in 2021.

Lando Norris makes a two-word dig at Max Verstappen

When Norris crossed the line, he spoke to his team who congratulated him on taking his second win in such a dominant fashion.

The Briton then used a catchphrase that has been synonymous with Verstappen during his run of victories behind the wheel of his Red Bull.

Norris: “Simply lovely huh? Thank you so much. Incredible job. Let’s keep pushing. This ain’t gonna be more easy. It was still a tough race, but let’s keep pushing. Thank you.”

Discussing his win on Sky Sports, David Croft and Martin Brundle highlighted how Norris had pace still left in his car when he crossed the line.

Croft: “First driver to beat Max Verstappen in his own backyard and he nicks his catchphrase as well.”

Brundle: “Very intentional. But what a final lap that was, shows how much pace he had if he needed it.”

Where Lando Norris lost out at the start of the Dutch GP

It was not a perfect race for Norris, who was overtaken off the line by Verstappen after starting from pole.

The run down from the start grid to the banked Tarzan first corner is 215 meters, one of the smallest on the F1 calendar.

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Norris’ reaction time to the five lights being extinguished was the same as Verstappen’s at 0.28s, but he lost 0.41s in the second phase of the start when he went from 0-120mph.

Fans were left stunned by the ‘crazy’ Norris stat that he had started from pole but failed to lead the race for the sixth time; all four times he has started from pole and twice from pole in Sprint races in Brazil and China.